Summaries of environmental laws:
- Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
- Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act
- Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act
- Clean Air Act (CAA)
- Clean Water Act (CWA) (original title: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972)
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund)
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
- Endangered Species Act (ESA)
- Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA)
- Energy Policy Act
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
- Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments - See Clean Water Act
- Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) - See also FFDCA and FIFRA
- Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA, also known as the Ocean Dumping Act)
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
- Noise Control Act
- Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA)
- Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
- Ocean Dumping Act - See Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
- Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
- Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) - See FIFRA
- Pollution Prevention Act (PPA)
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
- Shore Protection Act (SPA)
- Superfund - See Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) - See Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)